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Autumn Statement comment by the REA

£390m announced by 2020-21 to support renewable fuels, ULEVs, and connected and autonomous vehicles,

Chancellor instructs National Infrastructure Commission to draw up plans based on the assumption that spending on infrastructure will be between 1% to 1.2% of GDP between 2020 and 2050.

Commenting on today’s Autumn Statement, James Court, Head of Policy & External Affairs at the Renewable Energy Association said:

“We welcome the Chancellor’s new funding for electric vehicles and charge point infrastructure across the UK. We urge him to remember that the development of these transport technologies are not emerging on their own but are part-and-parcel of a wider shift to a higher-tech, lower-carbon world. Decarbonising transport through electrification requires the decarbonisation of the electricity system as well.

“The renewable electricity sector was looking for certainty regarding the future of the Levy Control Framework beyond 2021. There was no further clarity on the Government’s plans for the future of the decarbonisation of the heat system. Key taxation and spending questions around the increases in business rates for solar PV and future CfD Pot 1 and 3 auctions, for renewables such as onshore wind, solar, advanced waste conversion technologies, and biomass, were also not addressed.

"We look forward to reviewing the plans for the increased infrastructure spending through the National Infrastructure Commission, who have made upgrading the power system to put flexibility and energy storage a pillar of their future work.”

The Renewable Energy Association represents renewable energy producers and promotes the use of all forms of renewable energy in the UK across power, heat, transport and renewable gas. It is the largest renewable energy and clean technology trade association in the UK, with approximately 700 members, ranging from major multinationals to sole traders. For more information, visit: www.r-e-a.net

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